COVID-19 Pneumonia in a Hemodialysis Patient

Bin Tang; Sijia Li; Yuwan Xiong; Ming Tian; Jianbin Yu; Lixia Xu; Li Zhang; Zhuo Li; Jianchao Ma; Feng Wen; Zhonglin Feng; Xinling Liang; Wei Shi; Shuangxin Liu

doi:10.1016/j.xkme.2020.03.001

COVID-19 Pneumonia in a Hemodialysis Patient

Kidney Med. 2020 Mar 12;2(3):354-358. doi: 10.1016/j.xkme.2020.03.001. eCollection 2020 May-Jun.

Authors

Bin Tang¹, Sijia Li², Yuwan Xiong¹, Ming Tian¹, Jianbin Yu¹, Lixia Xu², Li Zhang², Zhuo Li², Jianchao Ma², Feng Wen², Zhonglin Feng², Xinling Liang², Wei Shi², Shuangxin Liu²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Nephrology, Blood Purifiction Center, Zhongshan City People's Hospital, Zhongshan, Guangdong, China.
² Department of Nephrology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly infective disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 virus (SARS-CoV-2). Previous studies of the COVID-19 pneumonia outbreak were based on information from the general population. Limited data are available for hemodialysis patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. This report describes the clinical characteristics of COVID-19 in an in-center hemodialysis patient, as well as our experience in implementing steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19 pneumonia among in-center hemodialysis patients. The diagnosis, infection control, and treatment of COVID-19 in hemodialysis patients are discussed in this report, and we conclude with recommendations for how a dialysis facility can respond to COVID-19 based on our experiences.

Keywords: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); epidemic; hemodialysis; lopinavir/ritonavir; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 virus (SARS-CoV-2).

Publication types

Case Reports